Features
• Low power @ 240mW typical
• 1 channel operating at up to
10.3125 Gbps
• Fiber link up to 100m
• BER @ 10-12
• Hot pluggable
• Bend insensitive fiber
• Full set of diagnostic features
• Supports to SFF-8431 Enhanced
Small Form Factor Pluggable
Module SFP+, Rev 4.1
• Supports to Fiber Channel Physical
Interface – 5 (FC-PI-5) Rev 6.10
released
• Class 1 eye-safe per IEC
60825-1/ CDRH
• FCC Class B and CE Emissions
and Immunity (EN 61000 4-3)
• 3M 2-year active optical warranty
• RoHS Compliant*
Applications
• High-performance computing
clusters
• 10G Ethernet applications (10GbE)
• 4G and 8G Fiber Channel
Applications (4GFC/8GFC)
• 1x InfiniBand QDR. DDR, SDR
• Servers, switches, storage and host
card adapters (NIC)
Using industry leading VCSEL technology and an advanced new light engine design, the 3M Active Optical Cable Assembly for
SFP+ Applications provides exceptional cost/performance value. The SFP+ AOC delivers a single bi-directional channel operating
at up to 10.3125 Gbps while using a subtle 240mW (typical) of energy per end.
3M™ Active Optical Cable (AOC) Assemblies
for SFP+ Applications
AOC SFP+ Specifications
Module Form Factor SFP+ (Supports SFF8431/SFF8432/SFF8472)
Protocols Supported InfiniBand, Ethernet, Fiber Channel
Channels 1 channel, bi-directional
Channel Data Rate 1 to 10.3125 Gbps/channel
Operating Optical Wavelength 850 nm
BER <10-12
Operating Case Temperature 0 to + 70ºC
Storage Temperature -20 to + 85ºC
Supply Voltage 3.3V nominal
Electrical Interface 20-pin edge connector
Power Consumption 240mW per end typical
Management Interface Serial, I2C (Supports SFF8472)
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Ordering Information
Customer drawing number 78-5100-2572-5
A = 10G GbE
6A11 – A01x1 – xxx.x – 0
Length in meters
Cable Jacket
2 = Plenum
4 = LSZH
3M™ Active Optical Cable (AOC) Assemblies for SFP+ Applications
Unless otherwise noted, references to industry specifications are intended to indicate substantial compliance to the material elements of the specification.
Such references should not be construed as a guarantee of compliance to all requirements in a given specification.
